exercise or performance or purported exercise or performance of or the omission to exercise or perform any power or duty conferred or imposed by this Act unless the act or omission was in bad faith or reckless. 43 Offences and penalties (1) Any holder of a licence or permit who carries on trade or business contrary to any condition, restriction or requirement subject to which the licence or permit was issued shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level eight or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine and such i mprisonment. [Subsection as substituted by section 4 of Act No. 22 of 2001] (2) Any person who— (a) forges any licence or permit; or (b) with intent to deceive, alters or erases any part of a licence or permit or any entry lawfully made thereon; or (c) knowingly produces or uses any forged licence or permit or any licence or permit which has been unlawfully altered or from which erasures have been unlawfully made; or (d) makes any unauthorized entry on a licence or permit; or (e) except as may be authorized in terms of this Act, hires, lends, cedes, transfers or in any way whatsoever makes over a licence or permit to any other person; or (f) with intent to deceive, makes use for any purpose whatsoever of any licence, permit or document issued in terms of this Act or for any purpose of this Act which is not his own; or (g) knowingly makes a statement in connection with any provision of this Act which he knows to be false or does not know or reasonably believe to be true; or (h) after being duly sworn gives evidence before a licensing authority or the Administrative Court on any matter relevant to the question under inquiry by such licensing authority or the Administrative Court which he knows to be false or does not know or reasonably believe to be true; shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level seven or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine and such imprisonment. [Subsection as amended by section 4 of Act No. 22 of 2001] (3) ….. [Subsection repealed by section 4 of Act No. 22 of 2001] PART XI GENERAL 44 Authorized officers (1) The Minister may, subject to the laws relating to the Public Service, appoint persons to be authorized o fficers for the purpose of exercising the powers and performing the duties as are conferred and imposed upon authorized officers in terms of this Act. (2) A person employed by a local authority may, with the consent of the local authority, be appointed as an authorized officer for the area under the jurisdiction of the local authority. (3) An authorized officer exercising any power or performing any duty in terms of this Act shall, if requested by any person affected thereby, produce proof to him of his appointment in terms of this Act. 45 Regulations (1) The Minister may, by regulation, provide for all matters which by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed or which, in his opinion, are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. (2) Regulations made in terms of subsection (1) may provide for — (a) the form of licences, permits and certificates issued or renewed in terms of this Act; (b) the fees payable in respect of things done or required to be done in terms of this Act; (c) the issue of duplicate licences, permits and certificates issued or renewed in terms of this Act and the fees payable therefore. FIRST SCHEDULE (Section 3) TRADES OR BUSINESSESTO WHICH ACT DOES NOT APPLY 1. The letting for hire of— (a) books; (b) aircraft; (c) public service vehicles and contract cars as defined in the Road Motor Transportation Act [Chapter 13:10];